Month: March 2018

FC Juarez fans woke up first this morning to the news that Miguel Fuentes was no longer the head coach the team from the Borderland. Late last night the media relations department for FC Juarez sent out a media release, in its contents was the notification that, effective immediately, the club would rescind its contract with the head coach.

It was also announced that Tomas Campos would take over as interim head coach for the remaining two matches of the season. Campos has been the head coach for the Bravos’ third division team who is currently in first place in its division.

The decision comes just two days after the Bravos lost at home to Murcielagos FC on Saturday night practically eliminating all hope that the Bravos would make the playoffs, an unacceptable idea for a front office that has the largest payroll in the entire Ascenso MX League approximating 20 million dollars.

Things have officially gone from bad to worse for Bravos de FC Juarez. On Saturday night the Bravos were defeated by Murcielagos FC by a score of 1-0 at Benito Juarez Olympic Stadium, losing a match that was a practical must win for the team from the Borderland in order to get back into the top 8 positions of the general standings table as the top 8 positions advance to the playoffs.

This most recent defeat places the Bravos in 12th place with 15 points on the season.

Now with only 2 matches left in the 2018 Clausura season of the Ascenso MX League the Bravos will have to win their final 2 matches and wait for a miracle to happen in 2 consecutive weeks of competition regarding the results of the teams that find themselves in 4th-11th place of the general standings table.

As for the match that was lost on Saturday night, the same old broken record repeats itself. Bravos dominates doesn’t put the ball in the back of the net. The opposition creates a fraction of scoring opportunities and finds a way to score.

Logically, as a consequence of the negative results for FC Juarez, the job security of head coach Miguel Fuentes and his staff have come into question. Even if the Bravos make the playoffs due a something short of an authentic miracle, decisions will have to be made come the end of this season/later this spring.

Up next for FC Juarez will be a match on the road versus Cafetaleros de Tapachula a team that currently finds itself 7 place of the general standings table with 19 points on the season.

It was a night to be forgotten for Bravos de FC Juarez and all of their fans Saturday night at Benito Juarez Olympic Stadium. Bravos lost to Atlante by a score of 3-0. The defeat places the Bravos in 9th place with 14 points on the 2018 Clausura Season of the Ascenso MX League, one point out of the 8th and final playoff spot.

With only 4 matches (12 points) left in the season, it is needless to say with this most recent loss for the team from the Borderland is putting pressure on itself that it obviously doesn’t need.

As for the match that took place on Saturday night, well the analysis of the match is relatively simple. Atlante created 5 scoring opportunities and score on 3 of them. The Bravos easily generated 3 to 4 times as many chances on goal and could not put the ball in the back of the net.

To make things worse, the Bravos even failed to score on a penalty kick that was awarded to them late in the second half.

After the match, the head coach for FC Juarez, Miguel Fuentes gave the same discourse that he has been giving in the post match press conferences as of late consisting of 3 points. One, we played better than our rival. Two, it showed when you look at the number of scoring opportunities we generated compared to the opposing team. Three, we just didn’t have that final touch to put the ball in the goal.

The frustrating part, is that he is absolutely correct and therein lies the frustration for the team.

Up next for FC Juarez will be a Friday match against Cimmarones FC on the road. The match is scheduled to kickoff at 8:30 pm MST.